Living Through 2016
Beyond Fiction
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Soaring over Port of Spain at night can be a treat for a returning Trini. With the right weather and a window seat, the lights on approach to Piarco International Airport is one of the most welcoming sights for any returning resident. After almost a month my desire to return home had started. The vacation had worked out better than planned but still there was this unsettled feeling inside. What draws us back to a place? What makes a place feel like home? The moment the plane touched down I started to feel better because now everything started coming back. The culture of a place infects us and after a while we need it like oxygen. I wondered about if we ever get over it but most Trinis I know who live abroad still cling to their culture in one way or the other. I enjoyed identifying as a Trinidadian in that moment and knowing that this is where I belonged. It is strange coming from a second generation ‘barrel child’ but my life is here and I can’t really focus or find my center in another space. I have lived through many changes in ideology from the eighties when people were running to the U.S. and Canada, then in the late nineties they started returning from Canada and now everybody seems to be interested in dual citizenship, ‘just in case’. As a friend told me recently, ‘everywhere has problems but these problems are the ones that we chose to deal with’.
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About the Book
This work presents itself as a soul’s expression of compassion, a partial memoir, and a time capsule as it recognizes 2016 as a pivotal year in our development. It serves to develop dialog from a single point or word to a general view of reality, placing our reality partially under our control. This is illustrated by events in the author’s life with the aim to ground the reader’s experience of the material. It’s an inspirational guide to the seeker who is encouraged to take the long view to see the value of the changes that have occurred. It is almost an alternative route to unlocking one’s gifts and heightening awareness.
About the Author
The author is a middle-aged, Caribbean-born family man who, though being exposed to many schools of thought, has found it difficult to reconcile seemingly opposing views. The author grew up in Trinidad and Tobago and has traveled through the Caribbean region and the United States, observing the way people live. After years of public service and studying sociology, a unique outlook has emerged. He outlines a journey and experience of awakening and sharing in this partial memoir. J. Pascall encourages community and compassion and a gentle self-critiquing system to heighten our experience. The author promotes self-reliance and self-confidence to arrest the flavor of our lives.